Sermon Cloud

“How does the Church express Love”

Big Idea: I belong in God’s family and I have a responsibility to it

“Jesus replied, " `You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: `Love your neighbor as yourself.’” matthew22/37>39nlt

“God is love”

1 john4/8

” But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.” romans5/8nlt

Love is expressed by Learning

“And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.” mark12/30nlt

Note: learning must lead to obedience

“ Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” james1/22

Love is expressed by Fellowship

“They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” acts2/42nlt

“Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.” romans12/10nlt

“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.” 1john1/7nlt

Love is expressed in Speech

James 3

“But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned." matthew12/36>37

Love is expressed in Keeping The Sabbath

“"Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.” exodus20/8>11

Love is expressed in Evangelism

“Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men." matthew4/19

Love is expressed in Mercy

Luke10/30>37: The Good Samaritan

Love is expressed in Giving

2 Corinthians8, 9

“But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” matthew6/20>21